How do we get players to return to Project1999?

[toddfx]

I think a few people hit the nail on the head here when they said the end-game cluster is what demotivated many people from continuing. However it is not the staff or game mechanic's fault, it is the player's fault. I was/am always so astounded how childish the top 1% acts around here.

Unfortunately, it is those type of people who ruined the experience for everybody. In a free environment like this there is only so much policing you can do, and I give the staff props for doing as much as they have done.

I believe the other big factor is the loss of critical staff. Again, that could be attributed to the foul-mouth people who are just here to rock the boat. I believe the RnF forum has always been a disease to the forums, and when that filth began to spill out into other areas of the game, that is the cue I took to leave.

To bring people back to P99, I think it needs an image makeover. We need to delete the RnF forum, ban it's top contributors, and be much more strict about keeping the boards clean and friendly. If it is the brats who ruined the server, then we should start by being even more intolerant to this kind of behavior (this forum is, after-all, the gateway to the game). It's obvious many people, and staff, have left due to the drama and BS caused by ignorant people.

I am a little stumped on the end-game mechanics issues, as I have only ever really seen it from the outside looking in. However going back to my original point, if the right players are playing with the right attitudes, then the drama issues should just take care of its self. Of course I know we are talking about the internet, but I guess we can keep dreaming.